Meat-slicer.



J. 11. OSBORNE.

MBAT SLIGER.

APPLIOA'IION IILED NOV. 18, 1909.

1,001,768. 1 Patented Aug. 29, 1911.

cm.umnm PLANOGRAPH CO.WASIHNGTON. 11 c JOHN H. OSBORNE, OF ANDERSON, INDIANA.

.MEAT-SLIGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 29, 1911.

Applicacipn fi1ed November 18, 1909. Seriell N0. 528,736.

T0 all whom z't mag; concem:

Be it known that I, JOHN I-I. OSBORNE, a citizen of the Unitecl States, ancl a resident 01 Anderson, in tl1e c0unty of Madison und State 0f Indiana, have inventecl certain new and useful Improvexnents in Meat-Slicers, of which the following is a full and clear specification, reference being hacl t0 the accompanying clrawings, in Which- Figure l is a perspective view 0f a meat slicer provicled with 1ny invention; Fig. 2 a cletail vertical secti0n of the base showing the mechanisxn f0l feecling tl1e table; ancl Fig. 3 21 cletail Plan view 0f a portion of the base showing 011e 0f the supporting und guicling rods of one of ehe meat carriers.

This invention has speeial reference t0 that dass 0f meat slicers in which the meat is elamped upon a carrier 01" table which is automatically advancecl t0 the knife a pre determinecl clistance after each cutting 01 slicing Operation, ancl as an example of the dass of machine to Wl1ich my inventio n is specially applicable I have illustratecl it in conneetion with the type of maehine COV- erecl by the Patent N0. 914,645, granted t0 F. P. Dunn, March 9, 1909. IIeretofore machines 0f this type have been supplied with but a Single meat earrie1 witl1 the necessary result tl1at whenever a customer callecl for the kind 0f 1neat that clid not happen t0 be then clamped upon the carrier the dealer was put to the trouble of unclamping t-he meacthen 0n the fahle ancl replacing it by the kincl of meat called f01, clamping the meat 011 tl1e carrier and then reacljusting the carrier up to the knife. This delay and trouble was especially serious ancl objeetionable by reason of the fact that machines 0f this type are generally usecl only in the langer meat st0res where there is considerable call for sliced meats especially cluring certain hours 0f the clay.

It is the object 0]": the p1esent invention t0 provide the machine with a plurality of meat carriers so that two different kinds 0f meat may be carried in ehe machine at the same time ancl so arrangecl that either meat carrier may be quickly adjustecl to the feeding ancl cutting position, the feecling mechanism being aclaptecl to receive ancl actnate whichever meat carrier is acljusted t0 operative position, as more fully hereinafter sei; f0rth.

In the drawing, a designates the base 0f the machine ancl Z) an upright frame at the front end of the base carrying the cutting mechanism, which in the present illustration is the same as illustratecl in the above nmnecl patent to Dunn. At euch sicle oi the base is rigiclly mountecl a horizontal 10d c, which is parallel with the sicle edge of tl1e base und is supporcecl a little below the upper su1face there0f. Slidingly ancl pivotally 1nonntecl 011 each 0f these rocls is a meat calrier 01 table (Z Which has at its forward encl a meat clamping clevice of any suitable type und whose connection to the 10(l is by means 0f clepencling earS c proviclecl with holes through which the 10cl freely passes. The meat carrying tables a1e each adaptecl t0 be swung 0ver up0n the base t0 eutting position, as shown at t-he letft hancl sicle of Fig. l, 01' to be swung upwarclly ancl outwardly t0 0ne sicle ou 01 the way, as shown at the right band sicle of Fig. l.

Depencling f10n1 the bottom 0f each meat carrie1 is a finger f which when the meat carrie1 is swung over upon the base into operative position exrencls clown through a sl0t g in the base into engagement with the feecl screw h, Which 1nay be operatecl by band or autonmtically in the usual 01 any improvecl nmnner.

In this arrangement it will be observecl that two kinds of' rneat can be carriecl in the machine at one time and in such relation t0 euch other ancl the feecling ancl cutoing means that either kind of meat can be quiekly brought t0 the cutter without clis turbing the other kind of 1neai; any 1n0re than t0 simply swing ics carrier to 0ne sicle where it Will remain until that kincl 0f meat is again called for.

It Will b e observecl that a feature of importance lies in the fact that with my arrangement of meat carriers a single feeding mechanism may be usecl for both carriers.

Having thus fully describecl my invention, what I claim as new, and desire t0 secure loy Letters Patent, is

1. In combination with a base anol a meat slicing mechanism thereon, of a single central feecl means, anal a pair 0f meat carriers euch being provided Wih' means f0r separately engaging with seid feecl means whereby either but not both tl1e carriers may operate at one time, said meat carriers being movably conneeted with the base at opposite sides thereof, for the purpose set forth.

2. In eombination with a 1ne'at slicing machine embodying a base, cutting means, a single central feed means, of a pair of meat carriers each being provided with means f01 engagement with the feed means, said meat carrie1s being pivotally and slidingly mounted at opposite sides of the base whereby they are adapted t0 be alternately swung over upon the base into feeding und cutting osition.

3. In combination With a meat slicing ma chine embodying a slotted base, slicing means, a Single central feed screw arranged below the s1ot in the base, a rod mounted ab each sic1e 0f the base below the top surface thereof, and a meat oarrier slidingly and pivota1ly n1ounted 011 each 0f said rods and each being provided with a finger adapted t0 ass through the aforesaid slot and engage the feed screw, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afilx 1ny signature in the presence 01 tw0 witnesses this 11th dny of November 1909.

JOHN H. OSBORNE.

Vitnesses:

G. A. LAMBERT, GLAD. S. K1NG.

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